'World War 2 Treasure Hunters' TV Series Creech Wood, Denmead

‘World War 2 Treasure Hunters’ TV Series Creech Wood, Denmead Waterlooville, Hampshire

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Date: July 2018

Series 1, Episode 2 Metal Detector Survey & Test Pit Report SACIC Report No. 2017/115 Authors: Timothy Schofield, Mark Sommers & Stephen Taylor © SACIC

Creech Wood, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hampshire ‘World War 2 Treasure Hunters’ Television Series Series 1, Episode 2

Metal Detector Survey & Test Pit Report Author: Timothy Schofield, Mark Sommers, Stephen Taylor Illustrator: Timothy Schofield, Mark Sommers Editor: Stuart Boulter Report Date: July 2018

HER Information

Site Name: Creech Wood, Denmead, Waterlooville Hampshire

Date of Fieldwork: 24th to 25th May 2017

Grid Reference: SU 6480 1120

Oasis Reference: suffolka1-322575

Project Officers: Timothy Schofield, Mark Sommers

WW2 Finds Expert: Stephen Taylor

Client: Emporium Productions Ltd

Digital report submitted to Archaeological Data Service: http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/library/greylit

Prepared By: Timothy Schofield, Mark Sommers & Stephen Taylor Date: July 2018

Approved By: Stuart Boulter Position: Senior Project Officer Date: July 2018

Signed:

Contents

Summary

1. Introduction 2

2. Geology and topography 4

3. Archaeological background 5

4. Methodology 6

5. Results and discussion 7

6. Conclusion 10

7. Archive deposition 10

8. Acknowledgements 10

9. Bibliography 10

List of Figures

Figure 1. Site location 3 Figure 2. Creech Wood – Metal detector findspots 12 Figure 3. Creech Wood – Zone Map 14 Figure 4. Plan and sections of Test Pit 1 and 2 16

List of Appendices

Appendix 1. Metal detecting finds from Creech Wood Appendix 2. OASIS form

Summary On the 24th and 25th May 2017 Suffolk Archaeology Community Interest Company (SACIC) undertook a metal detector survey and test pitting exercise at Creech Wood, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hampshire. The aim of the project was to prospect, record and recover finds from the WW2 camp, used as an assembly point for the British, American and Canadian troops taking part in the D-Day Normandy landings.

Two separate areas of the former camp were prospected, the larger measured 8.65ha and straddled Bunkers Hill road to the northeast of the camp, which was also the entrance to the camp, while the second, smaller area (1.8ha), to the southeast; was further surveyed for finds and extant WW2 features.

1. Introduction

On the 24th and 25th May 2017, a metal detector survey, mapping and test pitting exercise was undertaken at Creech Wood, Denmead, Hampshire (see Fig.1). The surveys were undertaken by Suffolk Archaeology Community Interest Company (SACIC) who were commissioned by Emporium Productions Ltd as part of a television series investigating the history of the D-Day assembly camp at Creech Wood.

The specific research aims of the metal detector survey and test pitting exercise were:

• To define areas of specific site activity, whilst recovering finds by metal detector; • To determine whether individual military units could be identified within Creech Wood; • To analyse personal items belonging to the personnel, revealing how they lived on camp; • To plan any extant topographic features and areas associated with the finds.

Figure 1. Site location

2. Geology and topography

Creech Wood is set within 181 hectares of forest that is bisected by Bunkers Hill Road, from which the car park can be accessed. It is run and maintained by the Forestry Commission. The tree canopy covering the camp was ideal for hiding military personnel, keeping the planned invasion hidden from the Axis powers. Creech Wood slopes from 50m AOD in the north to 30m AOD in the southwest, it is covered in a variety of young and established trees, some of which were present during World War 2 (hereafter WW2). Managed bridleways and pathways divide the forest on a grid pattern, allowing easy access to the public and machinery employed to maintain the wood.

The bedrock geology is described as Bognor Sand Member, a sedimentary bedrock formed in shallow seas 34 to 56 million years ago in the Palaeogene Period (BGS 2018). No superficial deposits were recorded for the area.

3. Archaeological background

The Forest of Bere is a mixed-use, partially forested area immediately north of Fareham, Portsmouth and Roman Road Havant; it includes a small part of the South Downs National Park. It was a former uninterrupted forest, that today is a mix of woodland, open space, ponds, streams, heathland, farmland and down-land, interspersed with minor villages and the major settlements of Waterlooville (with Cowplain) and Eastleigh (with Chandlers Ford). Today the wood delivers countryside access to the residents of South-East Hampshire, with paths and bridleways for walking, riding and cycling. In the 20th century, conifer plantations were created towards the area south of Queen Elizabeth Country Park.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, two royal forests formed a greater forerunner of the later vestigial woodland, between the New Forest and the Sussex border. The first being the Royal Forest of Bere Ashley, lying to the north of Southampton between the rivers Test and Itchen. The second was the Royal Forest of Bere Portchester, located between the rivers Meon and Bedhampton, to the north of Portsmouth.

Creech Wood is a remnant of the old Forest of Bere, that stretched from Rowlands Castle in the east, to the outskirts of Winchester to the west. The north and south extremities lying respectively on the South Downs and Portsdown Hill. Today, the forest is a mixture of heathland and trees, which would have been sought after to support the ship-building industry in Portsmouth. The demand for fast growing conifers in the 20th Century meant that they outnumbered the native deciduous trees. Today, the wood is managed by the Forestry Commission and the timber is harvested for furniture, chip and pulp. Creech Wood contains a variety of trees from hardwoods to conifers. The replanting of native more traditional trees such as Oak, Beech etc. is currently being managed to preserve and support the natural flora and fauna of the area.

During WW2, the woods were used to provide cover for allied troops massing for the D- Day invasion of Europe. The headquarters for the Allied Forces were also located here. After the Normandy landings, a prisoner of war camp was established within the forest and to the south of Bunkers Hill, Nissen hut footings can still be seen today.

4. Methodology

Metal Detector Survey The metal detecting survey was undertaken by a group of 7 detectorists, all of whom have a specific interest in WW2 sites, each used their own metal detecting equipment.

Due to the dense nature of the woodland, surveying using a gridded pattern was not achievable. Therefore, it was decided to prospect areas within zones, keeping the detectorists within a region to cover as much of an area as was physically possible. When a find was prospected, the detectorist bagged and flagged its location, before recommencing their search. A dedicated team followed behind, recording the location of the find, recovering and issuing unique findspot numbers written on the bags and an accompanying label. A Leica Viva GS08+ Smart Rover RTK GLONASS/GPS, allowing an accuracy of +/- 0.03m (where signal allowed), was used to record the location of each discovery. Data were converted to National Grid Transformation OSTN15. The presence of the overlying tree canopy reduced the overall accuracy of the GPS in some locations to around 0.50m. Multiple finds located within a 1m radius of each other were recorded using the same findspot number. Small find numbers were allocated to each individual find, during post-survey processing.

Test Pitting Exercise Two test pits were excavated at Creech Wood where finds of high interest and concentration were prospected. They were both dug to retrieve contextual information, placing the finds within their setting whilst gathering greater evidence regarding their deposition.

The test pits were excavated using shovels and trowels to the base of the features present. Proforma context sheets were completed and plans and sections were drawn of the features (Fig. 4). Digital photographs were taken of the section and completed excavations. Test pit locations were accurately plotted with the GPS, levels were also taken of the sections. All finds recovered from the test pits were bagged and tagged using their unique corresponding context numbers.

5. Results and discussion

Metal Detector Survey Due to tight time constraints (two days in total) and the large area of the camp (180 hectares) two areas were picked for detailed metal detector survey. The larger area (8.65ha) located in the northeast of the camp straddled Bunkers Hill Road, comprising the camp entrance, cooking area, accommodation area, ablutions block and a defensive position. A second smaller area (1.8ha) to the southeast of the camp was further prospected for finds and extant WW2 features (Figures 1, 2 & 3). The results are presented as scaled plans, Figure 2 details the findspot locations with their unique find spot numbers recorded at Creech Wood, whilst Figure 3 is a map identifying zones of site activity identified through background research, extant topographic features and finds-type data analysis. A List of individual findspot numbers, including brief descriptions of the recovered artefacts can be found at Appendix 1.

A fuller description, interpretation and discussion of significant and diagnostic artefacts recovered during the survey are discussed in the following section.

The finds – description and discussion

Stephen Taylor

A number of artefacts were recovered from Creech Wood, giving an excellent insight into the activities that took place in the area. The initial survey (1.8ha) to the southeast helped determine the boundary of the camp, a number of barbed wire pickets were discovered (commonly called ‘pigtails’, find spot numbers CRW 004, 005, 007, 008, 009, 010, 011) aligned with and bordering an access road, as well as running perpendicular to the track.

Many discarded toiletry tubes and jars were found concentrated in one particular area, (find spot numbers CRW 023, 024, 025 and 026), leading to speculation that this was primarily used by the personnel for washing and bathing. This was further supported by the discovery of several water pipes (not retained) in the locale and the remains of concrete troughs, described by a veteran of Creech Wood as basic washing facilities

7 that were present on site.

Of note, were the large number of .303-inch cartridge cases recovered from across the site, (33 in total, see Appendix 1 & Fig. 2). All military cartridge cases are marked with information to help trace their origin. The ‘head’ of the cartridge cases, (actually located on its base) were stamped within a circular pattern, outside the percussion cap (or ‘primer’). This stamp reveals the manufacturer of the case; year of manufacture; cartridge ‘fill’; cartridge ‘mark’; and occasionally bullet type. Cartridge cases originating from Canada, Australia and the UK were all recovered, with dates of manufacture ranging from 1939 through to 1943. All identifiable cartridge cases were Mk VII (7), the standard .303 cartridge of the time.

Further finds of note: • Kit bag lock – Find spot CRW041 (89) – Used by service personnel to secure the top of their canvas kit bag with a small padlock, to help prevent theft of personal items from their bag; • Lee-Enfield rifle sling buckle – Find spot CRW048, provides positive proof that the personnel were issued with Lee-Enfield rifles, this buckle is unique to the Lee-Enfield rifle sling, which also used .303 cartridges; • Bakelite telephone – Find spot CRW 049 – A wartime era telephone, probably used by the occupants of the camp to communicate with headquarters staff; • Pot Bellied stove pieces – Find spots CRW 020, 032, 033 – The only method of warming the inside of any structure in the camp. The veteran interviewed at the time of filming explained that, as a prank, they would sometimes place a tin of cleaning fluid secretly inside a stove and, after a period of time, the tin would explode causing the destruction of the stove and great merriment to the men who planted it! This may explain the high number of stove fragments discovered around the campsite.

Test Pit Exercise Two test pits were excavated during the filming of the episode.

Test Pit 1 (Fig. 4) Test pit 1 (find spot numbers CRW TP1 and CRW 041) seemed to be a small, ad hoc refuse pit with general waste deposited. A tin was found containing a small amount of ‘cosmoline’, which is a grease used to waterproof firearms and other items when not in use. It would also have been used to waterproof essential electrical components of military vehicles, prior to embarkation on landing craft and subsequent transport to Normandy. This would have afforded some protection to the vehicle engines to ensure that they worked on beach disembarkation. Two service issue steel mugs were also found, one containing the remnants of white paint, the other a light green paint. The veteran interviewed for the episode told a story of how he and his men had to paint their helmets in a light green colour scheme, with a white stripe just above the rim, he confirmed that the paint colours matched those he would have used.

Test Pit 2 (Fig. 4) Test pit 2 (find spot CRW TP2) was found to contain 9 glass jars of ointment, anti-gas, No. 2. Prior to WW2, it was commonly anticipated that gas would be used as a weapon, like it was the WW1. As a direct consequence, much effort was expended in equipping both service personnel and civilians with suitable counter-measures. This anti-gas ointment was a military issue item, intended for use on skin contaminated by Mustard Gas. Like most Mustard Gas antidotes of the era, it relies upon a strong alkaline content to neutralize the gas residue. Ointment Anti-Gas No. 2, consisted of a mixture of Chloramine-T and vanishing cream. Careful excavation of the jars showed they were discarded at the same time, in a small drainage channel that bisected the area. The line of this channel could clearly be seen in the topography, and Section 1. It is speculated that some of the servicemen discarded these jars prior to leaving the site. The risk of gas attack had diminished greatly by 1944, so it is thought that the men discarded the creams before embarkation, reducing the weight of the kit they had to carry.

6. Conclusion

The metal detector survey and test pitting exercises were successful in recording and recovering finds relating to the camp and military personnel from WW2. Spatial distribution patterns, based on finds types and extant features, reveal that areas were created for varying duties. These include cooking areas, accommodation areas, ablution blocks and defensive positions that have been re-discovered during the survey work.

Creech Wood is an important WW2 camp, that deserves to be studied and mapped in greater detail. This brief survey has revealed that much of the camp still exists in situ, however, it would greatly benefit from a whole site survey to record the remains before the information is reclaimed by the woodland.

7. Archive deposition

The paper and digital archive will be kept at the SACIC office in Needham Market, before deposition into the Hampshire Archaeology and Historic Buildings Record (AHBR).

8. Acknowledgements

Test pitting and metal detector fieldwork and archiving was directed by Tim Schofield and Mark Sommers, the team of detectorists was led by Stephen Taylor and comprised Richard Jordan, Adrian Jones, Martin Dewick and Matthew Sabourn. Project management was undertaken by Rhodri Gardner.

9. Bibliography

Historic England, 2015, Management of Research in the Historic Environment (MoRPHE).

Websites British Geological Survey, 2018, http://mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/home.html

Figure 2. Creech Wood – Metal detector findspots 12

Figure 3. Creech Wood – Zone Map 14

Test Pit 1

NE S.1 SW 55.99

S.2 1003 1000

1002 1005 1004

S.1 1002 NE S.2 SW 55.79

1001 1000

Test Pit 2

NW S.3 SE S.3 59.20

1008 1006 1007

1009

1008

Plan 1:40 @ A4 0 2m

Figure 4. Plan and sections of Test Pit 1 and 2

Appendix 1. Metal detecting finds from Creech Wood

Site Name Creech Wood, Denmead, Hampshire Small finds Material Find Spot Find Spot Description NGR Comments No. No. Day 1 - 24th May 2017 (Southeast of road) 1 - 10 Brass CRW 001 .303 cartridges (?unfired blanks) c. 15 in total 464900, 111194 See notes on hand written sheets. 11 Brass CRW 001 Near complete .303 blank. Base corroded, no headstamp visible 464900, 111194 Photographed 12 Brass CRW 001 Near complete .303 blank. Base corroded, no headstamp visible 464900, 111194 Photographed 13 Brass CRW 001 Near complete .303 blank. Base corroded, no headstamp visible 464900, 111194 Photographed 14 Brass CRW 001 Near complete .303 blank. DC visible on base, otherwise 464900, 111194 Photographed corroded. (Dominion Cartridge Company, Canada) 15 Brass CRW 001 Near .303 complete blank. Base worn, no headstamp visible 464900, 111194 Photographed 16 Brass CRW 001 .303 Blank fragment. Base plain 464900, 111194 Photographed 17 Brass CRW 001 Near complete .303 blank. Base corroded, no headstamp visible 464900, 111194 Photographed 18 CRW 001 Bullet 464900, 111194 Photographed 19 CRW 001 Bullet 464900, 111194 Photographed 20 CRW 002 Iron handle/hook? for use with a stove 465240, 110886 Photographed 21 CRW 003 Jar/bottle lid - pierced with three holes 465218, 110868 Photographed

Site Name Creech Wood, Denmead, Hampshire Small finds Material Find Spot Find Spot Description NGR Comments No. No. 22 CRW 004 Barbed wire picket, long (‘pig-tail’ fence post for barbed wire 465209, 110875 Left in-situ fence) 23 CRW 005 Barbed wire picket, long (‘pig-tail’ fence post for barbed wire 465204, 110879 Left in-situ fence) 24 CRW 006 .22 calibre bullet deformed by firing 465204, 110857 Photographed 25 CRW 007 Barbed wire picket, long (‘pig-tail’ fence post for barbed wire 465215, 110861 Left in-situ fence) 26 CRW 008 Barbed wire picket, long (‘pig-tail’ fence post for barbed wire 465209, 110859 Left in-situ fence) 27 CRW 009 Barbed wire picket, long (‘pig-tail’ fence post for barbed wire 465252, 110854 Left in-situ fence) 28 CRW 010 Barbed wire picket, long (‘pig-tail’ fence post for barbed wire 465242, 110851 ? fence) 29 CRW 011 Barbed wire picket, long (‘pig-tail’ fence post for barbed wire 465232, 110848 Left in-situ fence) (one retained, others left in-situ) CRW 012- VOID (not used) VOID 014

Site Name Creech Wood, Denmead, Hampshire Small finds Material Find Spot Find Spot Description NGR Comments No. No. 30 CRW 015 ?Boot heel (or possible horseshoe fragment) 465254, 110853 Photographed 31 CRW 016 Webbing buckle 464917, 111210 Photographed 32 CRW 017 Boot heel, .303 cartridge (live, discarded Waterlooville police sta. 464914, 111211 Photographed marked DC Z 1942 VII, (Dominion Cartridge Company, Canada, manufactured 1942. Mk 7 cartridge case (VII), nitrocellulose propellent (Z)) 33 Brass CRW 017 .303 cartridge (unfired but bullet missing). R^L VII 42 (Royal Labs 464914, 111211 Photographed Woolwich, UK. Manufactured 1942. Mk 7 cartridge case (VII)) 34 CRW 018 Tub of tooth cleaner ?Odol 464895, 111247 Photographed 35 CRW 019 ?Soap tin 464899, 111256 Photographed 36 CRW 020 ?Stove door 464906, 111258 Photographed 37 CRW 021 ?Cream jar lid/cover 464903, 111265 Photographed 38 CRW 022 Webbing buckle 464898, 111264 Photographed 39 CRW 023 .303 cartridge case; blank fragment. R ^ L. 1940 (Royal Labs 464901, 111253 Photographed Woolwich, UK. Manufactured 1940) 40 CRW 023 Tub top (?toothpaste) 464901, 111253 Photographed 41 Ceramic CRW 023 China cup fragments 464901, 111253 Photographed

Site Name Creech Wood, Denmead, Hampshire Small finds Material Find Spot Find Spot Description NGR Comments No. No. 42 CRW 023 ?Jam jar lid 464901, 111253 Photographed 43 Iron CRW 023 Tent peg 464901, 111253 Photographed 44 Iron CRW 023 Knife 464901, 111253 Photographed 45 CRW 024 Toothpaste tube (Colgate ‘Ribbon dental cream’, US 464913, 111275 Photographed manufacture) 46 CRW 025 Gibbs Dentifrice tin (British) 464913, 111265 Photographed 47 CRW 026 ?Toothpaste tube (v. poor cond.) 464904, 111272 Photographed (Northwest of road) 48 CRW 027 Bakelite battery fragment (surface find) 464493, 111131 Photographed 49 CRW 028 ?Toothpaste tube fragment 464525, 111195 Photographed 50 Brass CRW 029 .303 cartridge. ?OD 1940 (Unknown manufacturer, made in 464552, 111189 Photographed 1940) 51 Graphite CRW 029 Graphite rod (?from battery) 464552, 111189 Photographed 52 Glass CRW 029 Glass bottle fragment 464552, 111189 53 ?tin CRW 029 Hollow rod/tube 464552, 111189 Photographed 54 CRW 030 Large and heavy ?electrical item, possibly off a vehicle 464727, 111317 Photographed 55 CRW 031 Metal tag, ‘3rd Class Entrance’, D at top, [1], S at bottom 464730, 111316 Photographed

Site Name Creech Wood, Denmead, Hampshire Small finds Material Find Spot Find Spot Description NGR Comments No. No. 56 CRW 032 ?Pot-bellied stove fragments 464847, 111403 57 CRW 033 Crumpled metal object 464785, 111406 Photographed 58 CRW 033 Stove top 464785, 111406 59 CRW 033 Plate 464785, 111406 Photographed 60 CRW 033 ?Handle of some sort 464785, 111406 Photographed 61 CRW 033 Glass vessel, ?salt cellar 464785, 111406 Photographed 62 CRW 034 Safety cap from No 152 fuze, mainly used in 3inch mortars 464783, 111385 Photographed (British) 63 CRW 034 ?Electrical switch 464783, 111385 Photographed 64 CRW 034 Mechanical part 464783, 111385 Photographed 65 Copper CRW 034 ?Fitting 464783, 111385 Photographed alloy 66 Copper CRW 034 Vessel. 464783, 111385 Photographed alloy 67 Copper CRW 034 Vessel. 464783, 111385 Photographed alloy

Site Name Creech Wood, Denmead, Hampshire Small finds Material Find Spot Find Spot Description NGR Comments No. No. Day 2 - 25th May 2017 (Southeast of road) 68 Brass CRW 035 .303 cartridge case. RG 1942. ?BV (Radway Green, UK. 464961, 111336 Photographed Manufactured 1942. ‘BV’ headstamp has some numerals obscured, but undoubtedly reads BVIIZ denoting incendiary bullet, Mk 7, Nitrocellulose propellent) 69 CRW 036 Spoon (with broad arrow marking), dated 1939 464979, 111335 Photographed 70 Brass CRW 037 T-bar split pin (from .303 wooden ammo crate), .303 cartridge 464986, 111322 Photographed (live, discarded Waterlooville police sta., identified by ST as a Winchester Repeating Arms, (WRA headstamp) USA 1942) 71 CRW 038 Paraffin lamp fragment 464993, 111278 Photographed 72 CRW 039 Reed plate (from a harmonica or other related instrument) 464972, 111338 Photographed

Brass CRW 040 .303 cartridges, live, discarded Waterlooville police sta., 464991, 111328 identified by ST as: 1/ Kynoch (ICI) 1940 Mk VII; 2/ DAC (Dominion Arsenal, Canada) 1943 Mk VII;

Site Name Creech Wood, Denmead, Hampshire Small finds Material Find Spot Find Spot Description NGR Comments No. No. 3/ DI (Defence Industries, Canada) 1942, marked with a Z to denote Nitrocellulose fill 73 Brass CRW 040 .303 blank cartridge 464991, 111328 74 Iron CRW 040 Iron object, badly corroded 464991, 111328 Photographed 75 Glass CRW 041 Glass vessel, square front with rounded sides 464979, 111337 Photographed 76 Glass CRW 041 Small round glass vessel. Possibly inkwell or similar? 464979, 111337 Photographed 77 Glass CRW 041 Glass bottle; Brylcreem Rico. Square front, rounded sides with 464979, 111337 Photographed ridges 78 Glass CRW 041 Glass flagon 464979, 111337 Photographed 79 Glass CRW 041 ?Green painted glass jar 464979, 111337 Photographed 80 Glass CRW 041 Small round glass vessel. Stopper intact with some liquid 464979, 111337 Photographed remaining 81 Aluminium CRW 041 Aluminium sheet with ‘..HOME..’ inscribed/impressed 464979, 111337 Photographed 82 CRW 041 Iron fitting (bracket?) 464979, 111337 Photographed 83 CRW 041 Copper alloy object, cantilevers? 464979, 111337 Photographed 84 CRW 041 Twisted metal 464979, 111337 Photographed 85 CRW 041 Steel mug, containing remains of white paint 464979, 111337 Photographed

Site Name Creech Wood, Denmead, Hampshire Small finds Material Find Spot Find Spot Description NGR Comments No. No. 86 CRW 041 Canister 464979, 111337 Photographed 87 CRW 041 Steel mug, containing remains of green paint 464979, 111337 Photographed 88 CRW 041 Glass bottle 464979, 111337 Photographed 89 CRW 041 Brass kit bag lock, army issue 464979, 111337 Photographed 90 Brass CRW 042 .303 cartridge case. MF. 1939 VII (Small Arms Ammunition 464982, 111337 Photographed Factory No 1, Footscray, Melbourne, Australia. Manufactured 1939. Mk 7 cartridge case) 91 CRW 043 Disc 464974, 111321 Photographed 92 CRW 043 Metal Tang 464974, 111321 Photographed 93 CRW 044 Tweezers 464958, 111331 Photographed 94 CRW 045 Bullet - type unknown 464964, 111330 Photographed 95 Brass CRW 046 .303 cartridge case 464957, 111320 Photographed 96 Brass CRW 047 .303 cartridge case. DA [symbol; C with up arrow inside) 1940 VII 464942, 111348 Photographed (Dominion Arsenal, Canada. Manufactured 1940. Mk 7 cartridge case) 97 Brass CRW 048 Lee-Enfield rifle sling buckle 464976, 111336 Photographed 98 CRW 049 Pieces of a Bakelite telephone 464832, 111345

Site Name Creech Wood, Denmead, Hampshire Small finds Material Find Spot Find Spot Description NGR Comments No. No. 99 CRW 050 buckle 464827, 111347 Photographed 100 CRW 051 ?toothpaste tube 464916, 111357 Photographed 101 CRW 041 Iron machine part 464979, 111337 102 Composite CRW TP2 9 circular pots of ointment, anti-gas, No. 2 Photographed (1001) 103 Steel CRW TP2 Tool – possibly dental drill or ?gramophone part Photographed (1001) 104 Steel CRW TP2 Assorted wire fragments possibly spring clip Photographed (1001)

105 Composite CRW TP2 Rivets Photographed (1001) 106 Steel CRW TP1 Small steel cylindrical tank (Damaged), gun grease container - Photographed (1009) ‘Cosmoline’ - a rust inhibitor used on weapons and machine parts

Appendix 2. OASIS form

OASIS DATA COLLECTION FORM: England

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OASIS ID: suffolka1-322575

Project details Project name Creech Wood, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hampshire, Metal Detector Survey and Test Pit Report Short description On the 24th and 25th May 2017 Suffolk Archaeology Community Interest Company of the project (SACIC) undertook a metal detector survey and test pitting exercise at Creech Wood, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hampshire. The aim of the project was to prospect, record and recover finds from the WW2 camp, used as an assembly point for the British, American and Canadian troops taking part in the D-Day Normandy landings. Two separate areas of the former camp were prospected, the larger measured 8.65ha and straddled Bunkers Hill road to the northeast of the camp, which was also the entrance to the camp. A second smaller area (1.8ha) to the southeast was further surveyed for finds and extant WW2 features. Project dates Start: 24-05-2017 End: 25-05-2017 Previous/future Not known / No work Type of project Research project Site status (other) Forestry Commission Land Current Land use Woodland 3 - Mixed Monument type WW2 CAMP Modern Significant Finds .303 CARTIDGES Modern Significant Finds KIT BAG LOCK Modern Significant Finds LEE-ENFIELD SLING BUCKLE Modern Significant Finds BAKELITE TELEPHONE Modern Significant Finds POT-BELLIED STOVE Modern

Project location Country England Site location HAMPSHIRE WINCHESTER DENMEAD Creech Wood, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hampshire Postcode PO7 6UB Study area 10.45 Hectares Site coordinates SU 6480 1120 50.896085955084 -1.078483291996 50 53 45 N 001 04 42 W Point Height OD / Depth Min: 30m Max: 50m

Project creators Name of Suffolk Archaeology CIC Organisation

Project brief originator Not applicable - not under planning jurisdiction

Project design Suffolk Archaeology CIC originator Project Rhodri Gardner director/manager Project supervisor Timothy Schofield Project supervisor Mark Sommers Type of Client sponsor/funding body Name of Emporium Productions sponsor/funding body

Project archives Physical Archive No Exists? Digital Archive Hampshire Archaeology and Historic Buildings Record recipient Digital Contents ''none'' Digital Media ''Text'' available Paper Archive No Exists?

Project bibliography 1 Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Publication type Title Creech Wood, Denmead, Waterlooville Hampshire 'World War 2 Treasure Hunters' Television Series, Series 1, Episode 2 Author(s)/Editor(s) Schofield, T. P. Author(s)/Editor(s) Sommers, M. Author(s)/Editor(s) Taylor, S. Other 2017/115 bibliographic details Date 2018 Issuer or Suffolk Archaeology CIC publisher Place of issue or Needham Market publication Description A4 report with figures URL http://www.suffolkarchaeology.co.uk

Entered by Tim Schofield ([email protected]) Entered on 17 July 2018

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